California is 1.19× the size of Rajasthan
California (state of the United States) covers about 410,000 km² (158,000 mi²) and Rajasthan (state of India) about 343,000 km² (132,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 410,000km²California
- 343,000km²Rajasthan
200 km
- California
- Rajasthan
What fits
- Rajasthan is 84% of the size of California.
- California is larger by 66,700 km² (25,700 mi²), which is 19% of the area of Rajasthan.
- Measured in Belgiums: California is about 13.4, Rajasthan about 11.2.
How they differ
- California is larger, but Rajasthan has the larger population: 68.5 million against 39.5 million, 1.73× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 200 in Rajasthan against 96 in California: Rajasthan is 2.07× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,800 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: California at 37°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Rajasthan at 27°N about 1.3×, so the map shows California as 1.50× the size of Rajasthan instead of 1.19×.
- Together California and Rajasthan cover 753,000 km², close to the size of Zambia (752,000 km², 0.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 66,700 km², is about the size of Sri Lanka (66,300 km²).
- At Rajasthan's density, California would have 81.9 million people (it has 39.5 million). At California's density, Rajasthan would have 33.1 million (it has 68.5 million).
- California's centre is 10.6° of latitude, about 1,180 km, farther north than Rajasthan's.
- California is the 3rd largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 4.3% of its area; it is the 12th most densely populated of them.
- Rajasthan is the largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 11% of its area; it is the 26th most densely populated of them.
- California lies about 11° of latitude (roughly 1,180 km) north of Rajasthan.
- Shared out evenly, each person in California would have about 10,360 m² and each person in Rajasthan about 5,000 m².
- Laid side by side, California and Rajasthan would cover 753,000 km², about the same size as Zambia.
- Together they have 108.1 million people, about as many people as the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Side by side
| California | Rajasthan | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 410,000 km²158,000 mi² | 343,000 km²132,000 mi² |
| Official area | 424,000 km²Wikidata | 342,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 3rd of 51in the United States | 1st of 36in India |
| Population | 39.5 millionWikidata, 2020 | 68.5 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 1st of 51in the United States | 7th of 36in India |
| Density | 96 per km² | 200 per km² |
| Capital | Sacramento | Jaipur |
| Latitude range | 33°N to 42°N | 23°N to 30°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 410,000 km² is 3.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 424,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Wikidata's official figure of 342,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 343,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12